A.C. is getting to be one of my
favorite bands. Although I'm not
sure
what that says about me. I love how they got
kicked off Earache
records after they released
It Just Gets Worse because of record
stores
refusing to carry the album due to its
highly offensive nature. I
have
read many a review of said album, and all have deemed it
the most
offensive thing ever recorded. I am proud to own a copy. The band has
said that their next album will only be worse than before. I think we
have a lot to look forward to.
I recently got the chance to see Anal Cunt play in
Memphis. They
played
in the basement of a coffee shop/deli type place downtown. The place
had
brick walls and concrete floors and was illuminated only by two
lightbulbs
hanging from the ceiling by the wires that powered them.
The show was the most intense thing i have ever heard. The band opened
with the warmest of greetings: "We're Anal Cunt, and you are all a
bunch
of FAGGOTS!!!". Immediately they went right into playing and didn't let
up
for nearly half an hour. What sounded like one huge jumble of noise to
some people was merely a medley of their best and most popular work.
Songs
like "
311 Sucks", "
Rancid Sucks (And the Clash sucked too)", and
"
You're Gay" (dedicated to 'The fat fucking kid in the
Acid Bath
shirt'), along with their infamous cover songs, including but not
limited
to:
Elton John's "I'm Still Standing",
The Bee Gees' "
Stayin'
Alive", and
Hootie and the Blowfish's "Only Wanna Be With You" made
the
evening as entertaining as ever. There were some reservations about the
skinheads beating the shit out of each other, but once everyone
realized
they were just having a good drunken time, the crowd got back into
it.
All in all, it wasn't the best show I've ever seen, but if given the
chance, I'd see them again. They are definitely a must for followers of
this genre. I mean how can you go wrong with a song like "If You Don't
Like
The Village People, You're Fucking Gay"?
Update: As of Dec. 21, 2001, Anal Cunt have broken up. The
members have since formed several new bands, most notably
You're
Fired,
and
Full Blown A.I.D.S.. God, and I thought
Anal Cunt was a pretty
offensive band name......
Original writeup by our beloved taschenrechner who has decided to leave us. He bequeathed this writeup to me as a birthday present and also because I went to the glorious A.C. show with him. If you got a problem with it, I am sorry that you care that much. But feel free to msg me anyway!